Gamma Correction
nWhy does an image that looks fine on my Mac look lousy on my friend’s PC?
nMany possible reasons, include monitor settings, software, and room lighting, but
nDifferent gamma
correction approaches on different platforms a likely culprit
–CRTs do not reproduce image values linearly. They are skewed in predictable way (described by an equation using the Greek letter gamma)
–Gamma correction corrects for this, but is handled differently on different platforms